A magical journey that begins at Hogwarts

goo~

An inappropriate voice sounded.

The man and the dragon looked at each other, and then laughed in unison.

Aaron hadn't eaten much in the morning, and besides running away, he had also fought several times, while Abe had painstakingly lured Genes away, and his physical exertion was not much less than Aaron's.

"Come on, let's go eat." Aaron rubbed Abe's ear. "I'm in a good mood today, so I have to treat you to something nice."

Abe nodded excitedly, his tail almost wagging.

Aaron frowned after walking a few steps. They didn't have any Muggle currency with them, so using gold coins to pay at the restaurant was definitely not an option.

Thinking of this, he grabbed a handful of gold coins from Abe's pocket. "I need to get some money before I eat. Muggles don't use gold for transactions."

We arrived at a gold shop, where the owner was a woman in her thirties.

Her gaze lingered on Aaron for a few seconds before settling on Abe. Compared to a dashing and handsome teenager, the adorable pet was more appealing to her.

"What an adorable cat! Can I pet it?"

“Of course.” Aaron smiled politely, letting the Muggle aunt experience the joy of petting a dragon before taking out a few gold coins and placing them on the counter.

"Sister, I want to exchange this gold for cash."

"Okay, I'll take a look."

The shop owner was quite professional; he carefully examined each gold coin and weighed it meticulously.

"The quality is excellent, and the quantity is generous." The shop owner pondered for a moment. "My buyback price is one thousand pounds per gold coin. What do you think?"

"Deal." Aaron was a little excited; this was twice as much as he had expected.

If Abe could just control its appetite a little, those two hundred gold coins would be enough for them to live a carefree life for several months.

"Little brother, do you have to be so decisive?" the shopkeeper said, somewhat amused. "I can assure you that I'm giving you the fairest price."

But have you considered what would happen if I lied to you? If I were you, I would compare prices from several suppliers and sell to whoever offered the highest price.

"The fact that you gave me this advice largely proves that you weren't lying to me, sister," Aaron said.

The shop owner paused for a moment, then found Aaron more pleasing to the eye. "To be honest, these gold coins aren't worth that much money at the current market price, but they have some historical value."

My husband likes these things, and I like gold, so I rounded it up to a whole number for you.

"Looks like I've come to the right place." Aaron took out a few more gold coins, adding them to the ones on the container to make a total of ten. "I'll exchange these for now."

"This..." The shopkeeper was surprised for a moment, then looked at Aaron meaningfully, "Can you tell me where you found this gold?"

Don't get me wrong, this is a century-old establishment, and we don't pry into our customers' secrets. However, I must remind you that there are some illegal and criminal things you shouldn't do.

"Hahaha." Aaron couldn't help but laugh. "Sister, your worries are unnecessary. This is my pocket money, but it seems the restaurant doesn't accept gold coins."

"Is that so?" The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief. "I believe you won't lie to me."

......

When Aaron came out of the jewelry store, he was carrying a light purple backpack.

The shop owner kindly gave it to him, since it's easy to lose so much money if you keep it in your pocket, and having a backpack would make things much more convenient.

"Equipment +1".

Aaron thought to himself, and then took Abe to a restaurant.

The waitress arranged a nice seat for him, but the way she looked at him was a little strange.

"Excuse me, but how old are you, sir?"

"You're asking this while we're eating?"

"No, that's not it. Although our restaurant doesn't have any age restrictions for customers, it's still quite rare to see minors coming alone."

What a hassle, I wish I hadn't come to the restaurant.

Street vendors are actually quite good; at least they don't have as many problems.

Aaron noticed the waitress's curious gaze, slowly unzipped his backpack, and placed a stack of banknotes on the table.

"Sister, today is my cat's birthday."

This is the first time I've ever eaten out without telling my family, so could you please refrain from asking pointless questions?

Gulu!

The waiter swallowed hard. "Of course."

"Very good." Aaron nodded in satisfaction. It seems that the principle of "money makes the world go round" applies everywhere.

"How can I help you?" the waitress asked respectfully, handing Aaron a menu.

Curiosity is insignificant when it comes to money; when money speaks for itself, the customer is king, and that is the only truth.

Aaron quickly became impatient after flipping through a page or two, because looking at the pictures made him even hungrier.

"Woo..."

Abbe suddenly opened his mouth and uttered a single syllable.

Upon hearing the sound, Aaron's expression became quite interesting. After hesitating for a moment, he placed Abe on the table.

The waitress was initially confused, but soon her eyes widened.

Abe opened the menu, slapped the picture of the lobster with his paw, followed by chicken liver steak, beef stew, red wine pheasant...

It wasn't until it turned to the last page that it nodded in satisfaction, indicating to Aaron that this was barely enough.

Aaron: ......

This is outrageous! The pet has eaten more delicious food than its owner.

"Sir, your pet...this is amazing." The waitress looked Abe up and down; it was the first time she had ever seen a pet order an order.

"I think so too. It eats better than I do every day."

Never mind all that, you go and prepare! Don't worry about us not being able to eat.

"Okay." The waitress put away the menu. "I know you probably won't care, but I still have to remind you that what he ordered is not cheap, it costs around two thousand."

"Money is no problem," Aaron chuckled. This was their first meal after successfully escaping, making it all the more significant!

Soon, the appetizers were served.

Abe glanced at Aaron, and after getting his permission, he swept the plate clean in the blink of an eye.

The waitresses served the dishes one after another, and Aaron ate them slowly and deliberately. Abe also knew his limits; after all, this wasn't home, and he only dared to eat and drink excessively when no one was watching.

Meanwhile, Modo and Deka followed the compass needle to the entrance of the French restaurant.

"Is this the place?" Dika's eyes twitched slightly. "Young Master must have gotten too cocky. I would feel better if he were hiding in the sewers."

“Perhaps he thinks we’re currently gathering manpower just like last year, and can’t take care of him for the time being,” Modo said awkwardly.

"Give me a break! He must be getting too big for his britches."

Last year he probably hadn't mastered Apparate, but this year he learned Teleportation, so he's less worried. "I think we need to add an extra layer of protection, like setting up anti-Apparate spells around the restaurant," Deka said.

"I think so."

The two smiled at each other and walked to the left and right respectively.

The wand glowed faintly as they walked, casting an Anti-Apparition Charm over the area around the restaurant.

A few minutes later, the two met at the restaurant entrance and walked in confidently.

They easily found Aaron's table, as it was the most conspicuous in the entire restaurant, with food being served continuously.

"Master."

puff!

Upon seeing the two people who suddenly appeared in front of him, Aaron spat out the red wine he had just drunk.

Seeing this, Abe immediately stood in front of Aaron, but his round, bulging belly made him look comical and had no deterrent effect whatsoever.

"What a talent!" Aaron said dejectedly. "You guys even managed to find me here."

"Please come back with us, young master."

Mordo raised his sleeve slightly so that Aaron could clearly see his wand, the meaning was clear: if you don't go back, we'll help you go back.

Aaron lifted the flailing Abe and placed him on a chair nearby, then forced a smile. "Could we finish our meal first?"

After a moment's hesitation, the two nodded in agreement.

"Thank you." Aaron breathed a sigh of relief. "I ordered a whole table of food, and we can't possibly finish it all. Why don't you sit down and have some too?"

It's already noon, I imagine you're all hungry.

"No, young master," Mordo politely declined. "We won't do anything unnecessary before the mission is complete."

Dika had no objection to this. They were only one meal away from inviting the young master back, and they shouldn't let their guard down at this time.

"Also, let me remind you, young master."

We've cast an anti-apparition spell around here; apparition is no longer usable.

Aaron rolled his eyes. "You guys really went to great lengths for me!"

“That’s only right,” Dika said with a hint of pride. “Young Master has proven his strength time and time again, so we can’t be too careful!”

Aaron chuckled and shook his head. "Can you tell me how you found me?"

Don't tell me it's a coincidence. If you didn't have a precise location, you wouldn't have found me so quickly.

"this..."

Dika subconsciously touched his pocket, a gesture that did not escape Aaron's notice.

"At first I only had suspicions, but now it seems you really do have a way to pinpoint my location." Aaron pointed at Dika's pocket with a half-smile. "Take it out!"

"Young Master, I'm afraid this is not appropriate!" Modo said, frowning.

"You'd better think about what you call me before you say that," Aaron said seriously, looking at him. "This kind of thing is dangerous to me. Do you think it's appropriate to put it on the two of you?"

I don't want to say it a second time, take it out.

Modo rolled his eyes at his partner, speechless. "Why couldn't you control your crazy hands?"